Meigs County OhArchives News.....Athens Messenger July 3 1890 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Connit Cotterill Schumaker Schumaker4@aol.com January 3, 2005, 7:28 am microfilm July 3, 1890 Athens Messenger Athens Ohio John German, an old resident of Lebanon township, near Bashan, died recently. Thirty-four business houses in Pomeroy and Middleport are lighted by the incandescent electric system. This is in addition to those lighted by the arc system. M. H. Watkins, Surveyor of Meigs county, and Miss Amanda E. Weldon of Racine, were married at the old Weldon homestead in Racine, Tuesday evening of last week. Recently Major J. B. Downing, of Middleport, exhibited his fine bird dog "Chief" at the Cincinnati Kennel Club's Bench show, and the dog took first premium. Before removal from the show the animal was sold to the Agent of the Milwaukee Kennel Club for $600. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/meigs/newspapers/gnw71athensme.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ohfiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb